June 2020 – May 2022

SPAIN: PROMOTING CYBERJUSTICE IN SPAIN THROUGH CHANGE MANAGEMENT

(phase II)

SRSS/S2019/033 - "sUPPORT TO MEMBER STATES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STRUCTURAL REFORMS"

This project is funded by the European Union via the Structural Reform Support Programme and in cooperation with the European Commission's DG Structural Reform Support.

Context of the project

As outlined in the findings of the previous cooperation project “SRSS/S2018/060 - Promoting cyberjustice in Spain through change management and improvement of data collection” (further referred to as “phase I Project”), Spain has a solid legal basis for the use of information and communication technologies in the administration of justice, which establishes the duty to use electronic means for professionals of justice and judicial offices. One of the biggest challenges, along the need to solve technical problems of pioneering such an ambitious reform, is driving change towards cyberjustice on the part of many involved actors. Another issue is the multitude of case management systems and related IT tools applied in different territories of Spain as well as their integration or interoperability.

Project's objectives

The general objective of the project is to increase the accessibility and the quality of justice in Spain by promoting the implementation of cyberjustice through strategic and knowledge-centred approach, comprehensive change management and unification or full interoperability of alternative IT systems deployed by the MoJ and the Autonomous Regions. The project will support the implementation of priorities designated by the MoJ on the basis of the recommendations of the phase I project.

Expected outcomes

  • Component 1: Support is provided to the Spanish authorities to prepare a national audit of cyberjustice solutions (output 1: Toolkit for carrying out a national audit of cyberjustice solutions, conceived as a recommended common format of the audit of electronic systems at the service of the administration of justice throughout the entire territory of Spain).
  • Component 2: Support is provided for a better management of cyberjustice projects in Spain (Output 2: Handbook for the implementation of cyberjustice projects in Spain which will include clear recommendations on the methodology for the management of projects focused on the digitalisation of justice and judicial services).
  • Component 3: Support is provided as regards the development of Electronic Judicial Procedure Regulations in Spain (Output 3: Feasibility study for Electronic Judicial Procedure Regulations including advice and further information on the good practices in selected European countries)

Project beneficiaries and stakeholders

The final beneficiary of the action is the Ministry of Justice. Other stakeholders are the General Council of the Judiciary, the State Prosecutor General Office, the State Technical Committee on Electronic Judicial Administration, and the Autonomous Regions with devolved competences in the administration of justice. As in the previous phase, the General Bar Association and the General Council of Procuradores will also be invited to take part and contribute to the project’s activities.

The action shall finally benefit to the entire population of Spain, which will take advantage directly or indirectly from the improved efficiency and quality of the Spanish judicial system.

Project reports

  • Feasibility Study for Electronic Judicial Procedure Regulations (ENG)
  • Handbook for the Implementation of Cyberjustice Projects in Spain (ENG)
  • Study on judicial organisation in digital context - prerequisites for and consequences of the digital transformation of justice (ENG)
Contacts

Jovana Matic
Project coordinator

Sandrine Lutz
Project assistant

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Back Presentation to Spanish authorities of the Feasibility Study on the regulation concerning Electronic Judicial Procedure Regulations and the Study on Judicial organisation in a digital context

Presentation to Spanish authorities of the Feasibility Study on the regulation concerning Electronic Judicial Procedure Regulations and the Study on Judicial organisation in a digital context

In the framework of a cooperation programme, two major project outputs were presented by CEPEJ experts and discussed with Spanish authorities. Namely, a Feasibility Study on the regulation concerning Electronic Judicial Procedure which analyses and identifies good practices as well as recommendations on right to digital disconnection, open data, automatisation of decisions using Artificial Intelligence, online alternative dispute resolution, and remote hearings while considering CEPEJ instruments.

The other Study, on Judicial organisation in a digital context, aims at investigating solutions implemented by various European systems for promoting organisational and digital efficiency, while incorporating some key aspects such as the judicial map, human and material resources, the need for legal changes, technological capabilities, or the implications on access to justice as guaranteed by Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Mr Manuel Olmedo, Spanish Secretary General of Innovation and Quality of the Public Service of Justice opened the meeting, which was followed by presentations by Spanish authorities on the status of the current Spanish reform efforts and cyberjustice development plans.

This action is part of the Project “Promoting cyberjustice in Spain through change management” (phase II), funded by the European Union via the Structural Reform Support Programme and in cooperation with the European Commission's DG Structural Reform Support.

Spain 27 April 2022
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